Year: 2021

Islamabad Of every 800 regular electricity users in the country, around 35 are hook or kunda connections. The situation puts a question mark over the working of power distribution companies (DISCOs). Inefficiency on the part of DISCOs has been a major drag on the sector’s financial health, as there are losses and low recoveries. The Senate Standing Committee on Power that met here with Senator Saifullah Abro in the chair on Wednesday discussed the “Kunda Culture” along with a report on the number of regular and kunda connections in each…

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Pakistan’s first private sector Matiari-Lahore high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line project has become operational on Wednesday. According to a statement released by National Transmission and Despatch Company, the flagship project under CPEC has achieved its commercial operation date successfully today as per the agreed timeline between National Transmission and Despatch Company Ltd (NTDC) and Pak Matiari-Lahore Transmission Line Company (PMLTC). In this connection, a ceremony was held at WAPDA House Lahore, attended by Managing Director NTDC Engr. Azaz Ahmad and Ms Zhang Lei, President and CEO of PMLTC…

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The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has initiated proceedings to determine the tariff to be charged from electric vehicles by electric charging station, an official document suggests. The National Electric Vehicle Policy provides, “Nepra shall develop a policy to enact EV tariffs and to ensure compliance with EV standards and specifications.” “Therefore, the authority has initiated proceedings to amend the terms and conditions of the distribution companies and K-Electric Limited to include Electric Vehicle Charging Stations,” the document noted. The authority would also determine the maximum cap for EV…

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Days after Hurricane Ida slammed into the US Gulf Coast as one of its most powerful storms in 150 years, severe disruption to offshore platforms and rigs continued as the US oil and gas industry assessed damage to onshore refineries. While the offshore sector had worked hard to try to avoid or cope with some of the most extreme storms, most offshore oil and gas production remained shut in. The damage wreaked by Hurricane Ida was shocking — particularly due to impacts on the electricity system. As of Wednesday afternoon,…

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